Learn How To Raise Your Own Chickens
Building Chicken Coops – Urban Rancher Spills Secrets to Success
I bet you thought this article was lifted from a grocery store tabloid. Sorry to disappoint, but here are some important items to consider before you attempt building chicken coops.
A chicken coop or hen house has a couple of important functions: Protection for your flock and a place for the chickens to lay eggs and live out their lives.
Protection has two elements:
*Protection from the elements
*Protection from predators
The elements we need to concern ourselves about are dependent on your climate — both winter and summer. In the southern areas, heat is most troublesome. Up north… Continue reading
Chicken Runs and Coops for the Undecided Rancher : chicken run
Have you thought about raising chickens for all the benefits you heard about having chickens in your back yard. Would you like fresh eggs, pets for the children, fertilizer for your lawn? Have you gone back and forth about the pros and cons of raising chickens? Like daily care, watering, feeding, cleaning, and clipping wing tips?
What I previously mentioned are a few of the things that do go along with being a chicken rancher, big or small. Being a chicken rancher for many years, I love all the benefits and love I get from raising and caring for them.… Continue reading